Desserts with a Dash of Science 

Have you ever held a doughnut in your hands and wondered why there’s a hole in the middle? At first, it might look like a fun trick or a cool design. However, there’s an interesting story and some simple science behind that empty centre. Long ago, doughnuts were made as round, fried balls of dough. The problem was that the outside would cook faster, while the middle sometimes stayed raw. To fix this, cooks started removing the centre so the doughnut would cook evenly. This clever solution made doughnuts soft and fluffy throughout and gave them the famous hole we see today.